Prayers / Mantras as per authorized Vedic literature

January 27, 2005

OM NAMO BHAGVATE VASUDEVAYA !

Respected List Members,

Hare Krishna.

I humbly submit these Prayers / Mantras for those who are in need of these

to make their lives sublime.

May Lord Shri Krishna shower His blessings upon all.

In the Vedic texts, we can find innumerable prayers and verses that glorify

the Supreme Lord and His assistants, the demigods that help manage this

universe. Much of the wisdom and spiritual knowledge that compose the Vedic

literature is given in the form of prayers. You can practically pick up any

Vedic book and find prayers that can be used for multiple purposes.

There are variety of prayers, including prayers of surrender to God, for

giving thanks, asking for protection, for seeking higher levels of

enlightenment, or our need for deeper love of God and His spiritual parts

and parcels that inhabit this planet. These prayers can also offer profound

insights or windows into the spiritual dimension, and are thus great

vehicles for our meditation on God and understanding His supremely loving

characteristics and the spiritual world. In this way, such prayers can be

used for a variety of reasons.

Some of what is not included are the Brahma-samhita, Purusha Suktam, Isha

Upanishad, Nrisimha Kavacha, the Sri Vishnu Sahasranam because these are

not the general types of prayers a person is likely to find in conventional

prayer books, but are deep with significance and spiritual sentiments for

Lord Krishna and His associates.

Included are Gayatris to the Supreme, His incarnations, the demigods and

the planets for assistance that I have collected .

Gayatris and Other Mantras for Assistance

These are various gayatri mantras to the Lord and His different expansions,

and to various demigods, and the planets for particular purposes. Chanting

the following powerful mantras to the Lord and His incarnations will be

beneficial, preferably after doing your regular worship, and especially

while in the proper state of mind, and in the calm of the early morning. You

may use all of them or choose whichever may be the most applicable for your

goals.

To Lord Sri Krishna, for success:

Aum Devkinandanaye Vidmahe

Vasudavaye Dhi-mahi

Tan No Krishnah Prachodayat.

To Radha, for increasing our devotion and divine love:

Aum Vrashbhanujaye Vidmahe

Krishnapriyaye Dhi-Mahi

Tan No Radha Prachodayat.

To Lord Narasimha, to increase our ability to help others:

Aum Ugranarsinghaye Vidmahe

Vajranakhaye Dhi-Mahi

Tan No Narsingh Prachodayat.

To Vishnu, for welfare

Aum Narayanaye Vidmahe

Vasudavaye Dhi-Mahi

Tan No Vishnu Prachadayat

To Goddess Lakshmi, for increasing wealth, luxuries, promotion, status.

Aum Mahalakshmaye Vidmahe

Vishnupriyaye Dhi-Mahi

Tan No Lakshmih Prachodayat

To Lord Rama, for security and status

Aum Dashrathaye Vidmahe

Sita Ballabhaye Dhi-Mahi

Tan No Ramah Prachodayat

To Srimate Sita, for increasing power to work on oneself, penance, and

tolerance.

Aum Janaknandniye Vidmahe

Bhumijayei Dhi-Mahi

Tan No sita Prachodayat

To Narayana, to increase administrative power

Aum Narayanaye Vidmahe

Vasudavaye Dhi-Mahi

Tan No Narayan Prachodayat

To Hansa, for increasing power of discrimination

Aum Paramhansaye Vidmahe

Mahahansaye Dhi-Mahi

Tan No Hansah Prachodayat

To Hayagriva, to increase courage and remove fear

Aum Vanishwaraye Vidmahe

Hayagrivaye Dhi-Mahi

Tan No Hayagriv Prachodayat

To Ganesh, for removing obstacles:

Aum Eikdantaya Vidmahe

Vakratunaye Dhimahi

Tan No Buddhih Pracodayat.

To Lord Shiva, for easing problems, and giving peace & prosperity:

Aum Pancvaktraye Vidmahe

Mahadevaye Dhi-Mahi

Tan No Rudra Pracodayat.

To Goddess Durga, for victory over obstacles, pains & enemies:

Aum Girjaye Vidmahe

Shiv Priyaye Dhi Mahi

Tan No Durga Pracodayat.

To Brahma, for increasing productivity

Aum Parmeshwaraye Vidmahe

Paratattvaye Dhi-Mahi

Tan No Brahma Prachodayat

To Goddess Saraswati, for memory, wisdom, knowledge, and creativity:

Aum Saraswateye Vidmahe

Brahmaputriye Dhi-Mahi

Tan No Saraswati Pracodayat.

To Indra, for security in aggression or war

Aum Sahatra-Netraye Vidmahe

Vajraastraye Dhi-Mahi

Tan No Indrah Prachodayat

To Hanuman, for love of selfless service

Aum Anjaneyaye Vidmahe

Mahabalaye Dhi-Mahi

Tan No Hanuman Prachodayat

To Surya the sun deity, for freedom from disease

Aum Bhaskaraye Vidmahe

Divakraraye Dhi-Mahi

Tan No Suryah Prachodayat

To Chandra the moon deity, for subduing anxiety and worries

Aum Kshirputraye Vidmahe

Amrittattvaye Dhi-Mahi

Tan No Chandrah Prachodayat

To Yama the lord of death, for freedom from the fear of death

Aum Surya-Putraye Vidmahe

Mahakalaye Dhi-Mahi

Tan No Yamah Prachodayat

To Varuna, for increase of love between man & woman

Aum Jalbimbaye Vidmahe

Nil-Purushaye Dhi-Mahi

Tan No Varunah Prachodayat

To Agni the fire deity, to provide vitality and ojas to the body & mind

Aum Mahajwalaye Vidmahe

Agnidevaye Dhi-Mahi

Tan No Agnih Prachodayat

To Prithvi, for stability, patience, cooperation

Aum Prithvidevye Vidmahe

Shastramoortaye Dhi-Mahi

Tan No Prithvi Prachodayat

To Kam, for increase in stamina, vitality, & sexual power

Aum Kamdevaye Vidmahe

Pushpvanaye Dhi_Mahi

Tan No Kamah Prachodayat

Additional Mantras

om bhur bhuvah svah

tat savitur varenyam

bhargo devasya dhimahi

dhiyo yo nah pracodayat

(Rig-veda 3.62.10)

This is a very important and well known Gayatri mantra, chanted silently in

the mind, three times a day. It translates as: "Let us meditate on that

worshipable effulgence of the divine sun, Savitri, who enthuses our

meditation."

Invocation to Ganesh:

Gajananam Bhutganadisevitam

Kapittha Jamboo Phalcharu Bhakshanam

Umasutam Shokvinashkarakam

Namami Vighneshwar Padpankajam

Translation: "Oh Elephant-faced, worshiped by the existing beings, of

all living beings, tasting the elephant apple (kaith) and jambolana (jamun),

the Son of Uma, destroyer of grief, I bow to the lotus feet of Ganesh who is

lord of all."

To Ganesh for removing obstacles, a good way to start any project or ritual:

Ganapati Bappa Morya

Pudhachya Varshi Lovkar Yaa

Use this to Ganesh prayer before beginning any new project so impediments

may be removed and your endeavor may be crowned with success: Om gam

ganapataye namaha.

Also: Om gam-gau-ganapataye

Bighna-binashi ne-svaha

For one who wants wealth and prosperity, meditate on the golden color of

Ganesh and say this prayer: Om Lakshmi Ganapataye namaha.

Another to Ganesh, Japa is 5,000 times a day for 25 days:

Om Gang Ganapataye Namaha, Om.

Another to Ganesh,

Om gam ganeshaya namaha

Om klim gam gam gam Mahaganapataye namaha

To Goddess Lakshmi. This mantra is said to get siddha after chanting it 108

times a day for 11 days. This mantra is never failing for one who seeks

success in business and financial prosperity, or who faces barriers in

business growth, or other obstacles to prosperity. This mantra is very dear

to Goddess Lakshmi, who told Vasistha that, "I am very pleased by this

mantra and if any person recites this mantra even once, I will establish

myself in his home."

Om Shreem Hreem Kleem Shreem

Laxmi Racha Gachha

Mama Mandire Tishtha-Tishtha Swaha

Another mantra to Lakshmi. Shring is the seed. Japa is 100,000 times after

which one gets the blessings of peace and prosperity.

Aum Shring Hring Kleeng Maha Lakshmaye Namaha, Aum.

The Shri Rigveda MahaLakshmi Devi Mantra is:

Om Shrim Hrim Shrim

Kamale Kamalalaye

Praseedha Praseedha

Shrim Hrim Shrim Om

Shri Mahalakshmi Devyai namaha

The Shri Soubagya Mahalakshmi Mantra is:

Om Shrim Hrim Klim Aim

Kamala Vasinyai Swaha

Another to Lakshmi is:

Sarva mangala mangalye

sive sarvardha sadhike

saranye trayambake devi

narayani namostute

To Lord Kuvera, the treasurer of the demigods. The ancient books refer to

this as the supreme mantra. Lord Shankara revealed its secret to the

powerful Ravana. Through its use he could create his golden capital and

could attain supreme financial accomplishments. This mantra has been found

to be powerful enough to yield beneficial results very quickly. It becomes

siddha after chanting it 108 times each day for 11 days. It is good for

financial progress, removal of obstacles, material happiness, home

ownership, reputation, victory, longevity, etc.

Om Yakshaya Kuberaya Vaishravanaya Dhana-Dhanyadi

Pataye Dhana Dhanyadi Samruddhim Me Dehi Dapaya Swaha.

To Goddess Sarasvati, it is said that after japa of 500,000 times, one

becomes enlightened and all knowledge is revealed. Aing is seed of the

Sarasvati mantra:

Aum Aing Saraswatye Namaha, Aum.

Another to Sarasvati:

Om Aim Shreem Hreem Saraswathi Devyai Namaha.

Shiva Panchakshari Mantra

Om namah Shivaya

Shiva Shakti Panchakshari Mantra

Om hrim namah shivaya

Mantra to Lord Shiva for removing ailments and fear:

Om Triyambakam Yajamahe

Sugandhim Pushti Vardhanam

Urvarukamiva Bandhanat

Mrityor Mukshiya Mamritat.

Translation: "We worship the Three-eyed One (Lord Shiva) who is fragrant and

who nourishes well all beings, even as the cucumber is severed from bondage

to the creeper."

A popular mantra to Durga, japa is 500,000 times:

Om Aing Hring Kleeng Chamundaye Vichchey, Om.

Also: Om dung Durgaye Namaha, Om.

The Shri Durga Mantra is:

Om Hrim Dhum Durga Devyai namaha

A mantra for Kali, Kring is the seed of the Kali mantra. Japa is 500,000 for

mantra siddha:

Om Kring Kalikaye Namaha, Om.

The Shri Annapurna Mantra is:

Om Annapurnayai namaha

Om Sadapurnayai namaha

The Shri Chakra Mantra is:

Om Shri Chakravasinyai namaha

Om Shri Lalithambikayai namaha

Mantras for the Planets ;

“In the 84th chapter of The Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra, Shri Maharishi

Parashara prescribes worship of the planetary deities, prayer and charity to

Brahmin (a qualified priest) as Remedial Measures and explains further that

the creator (Lord Brahma) instructed the presiding planetary deities to “do

good unto those that worship you”.

The followings are different planetary stotras as recommended in the

Shastra (scripture) ;

To the Sun ,

Japa kusuma-sankarsham kashyapeyam maha-dyutim

tamo-rim sarva-papa-ghnam pranato 'smi divakaram

"Let us chant the glories of the Sun god, whose beauty rivals that of a

flower. I bow to him, the greatly effulgence son of Kashyapa, who is the

enemy of darkness and destroyer of all sins."

To the Moon ,

dadhi-shankha-tusharabham kshirodarnava-sambhavam

namami shashinam somam sambhor mukuta-bhushanam

"I offer my obeisances to the Moon god, whose complexion resembles curds,

the whiteness of conch shells, and snow. He is the ruling deity of the

soma-rasa born from the Ocean of Milk, and he serves as the ornament on top

of the head of Lord Shambhu."

To Venus :

hima-kunda-mrnalabham

daityanam paramam gurum

sarva-shastra-pravaktaram

bhargavam pranamamy aham

"I offer my obeisances to the descendant of Bhrigu Muni (Venus), whose

complexion is white like a pond covered with ice. He is the supreme

spiritual master of the demoniac enemies of the demigods, and has spoken to

them all the revered scriptures."

To Mars,

dharani-garbha-sambhutim vidyut-kanti-samaprabha

kumaram shakti-hastam cha mangalam pranamamy aham

"I offer my obeisances to Sri Mangala, god of the planet Mars, who was born

from the womb of the earth goddess. His brilliant effulgence is like that of

lightening, and he appears as a youth carrying a spear in his hand."

To Mercury,

priyangava-gulikashyam rupena pratimambadam

saumyam saumya-gunopetam tam budham pranamamy aham

"I bow down to Buddha, god of the planet Mercury, whose face is like a

fragrant globe of the priyangu herb and whose beauty matches that of a lotus

flower. He is most gentle, possessing all attractive qualities."

To Jupiter,

devanam cha rishinam cha gurum kanchana-sannibham

buddhi-bhutam tri-lokesham tam namami brihaspatim

"I bow down to Brihaspati, god of the planet Jupiter. He is the spiritual

master of all the demigods and sages. His complexion is golden, and he is

full of intelligence. He is the controlling lord of all three worlds."

To Saturn,

nilanjana-samabhasam ravi-putram yamagrajam

chaya-martanda-sambhutam tam namami shanaishcharan

"I bow down to slow moving Saturn, whose complexion is dark blue like

nilanjana ointment. The elder brother of Lord Yamaraja, he is born from the

Sun-god and his wife Chaya."

To Rahu,

ardha-kayam mahim-viryam chandraditya-vimardanam

simhika-garbha-sambhutam tam rahum pranamamy aham

"I offer my obeisances to Rahu, born from the womb of Simhika, who was only

half a body yet possesses great power, being able to subdue the Sun and

Moon."

To Ketu,

palasa-puspa-sankasam taraka-graha-mastakam

raudram raudratmakam ghoram tam ketum pranamamy aham

"I offer my obeisances to the violent and fearsome Ketu, who is endowed with

the potency of Lord Shiva. Resembling in his complexion the flower of a

palasa plant, he serves as the head of the stars and planets."

Two Peerless Mantras From the Sri Sanatkumara-samhita ;

In the Sri Sanatkumara-samhita, from the ancient Skanda Purana, we find a

conversation between the great sage Sri Narada and Lord Sadashiva, the

master of the demigods. Starting at text number 26 to text 30, Narada Muni

asks Lord Sadashiva, "O master please tell what method the people of

Kali-yuga may adopt to easily attain the transcendental abode of Lord Hari

[Krishna]. O Lord, what mantra will carry the people from this world of

birth and death? So everyone may benefit, please tell it to me. O Lord, of

all mantras what mantra needs no purashcharana, no nyasa, no yoga, no

samskara, and no other thing? A single utterance of the Lord's holy name

gives the highest result. O master of the demigods, if I am competent to

hear it, please kindly tell me the Lord's holy name."

In texts 31-35 , Lord Sadashiva gives his answer: Lord Sadashiva said: "O

fortunate one, your question is excellent. O you who wish for the welfare of

all, I will tell you the secret chintamani [wish-fulfilling] jewel of all

mantras. I will tell you the secret of secrets, the most confidential of all

confidential things. I will tell you what I have not told either the goddess

or your elder brothers. I will tell you two peerless Krishna mantras that

are the crest-jewels of all mantras.

One mantra is:

"'Gopijana-vallabha-charanau sharanam prapadye.' (I take shelter of the feet

of He who is the gopi's beloved) This mantra has three compound words, five

individual words and sixteen syllables.

"The second mantra is: 'Namo gopijana-vallabhabhyam.' (Obeisances to the

divine couple, who are dear to the gopis) This mantra has two words and ten

syllables.

In texts 36-41, Lord Sadashiva continues: "One who either with faith or

without faith once chants this five-word mantra resides among Lord Krishna's

gopi-beloveds. Of this there is no doubt. In chanting these mantras there is

no need of purshcharana, nyasa, ari-shuddhi, mitra-shuddhi, or other kinds

of purification. In chanting these mantras there is no restriction of time

or place. All, from the lowest outcaste to the greatest sage, are eligible

to chant this mantra. Women, shudras, and all others are eligible. The

paralyzed, mute, blind, and lame are eligible. The Andhras, Hunas, Kiratas,

Pulindas, Pukkashas, Abhiras, Yavanas, Kankas, Khashas, and all others born

from sinful wombs are also eligible. They who are overcome with pride and

ego, who are intent on committing sins, who are killers of cows and

brahmanas, and who are the greatest of sinners, are also eligible. They who

have neither knowledge nor renunciation, they who have never studied the

shruti-shastra and other scriptures, and all others, whoever they may be,

are also eligible to chant these mantras."

Then in texts 42-48 Lord Sadashiva explains who is not eligible and who

should not be told these sacred mantras or the purpose of them:

"Anyone who has devotion to Lord Krishna, the master of all masters, is

eligible to chant these mantras, but they who have no devotion, even they

may be the greatest of sages, are not eligible. They who have performed many

yajnas, given charity, visited all holy places, been devoted to speaking the

truth, accepted the renounced order, traveled to the farther shore of the

Vedas and Vedangas, devotedly served the brahmanas, taken birth in good

families, and performed austerities and vows, but are not devoted to Lord

Krishna, are not eligible to chant these mantras. Therefore these mantras

should not be spoken to one who is not devoted to Lord Hari, nor to one who

is ungrateful, proud, or faithless, nor to an atheist or a blasphemer. One

should not speak these mantras to one who does not wish to hear them, nor to

one who has not stayed for one year in the speaker's ashrama. One should

carefully give these mantras to one who is free from hypocrisy, greed, lust,

anger, and other vices, and who is sincerely devoted to Lord Krishna. The

sage of this mantra is Lord Sadashiva. The meter is Gayatri. The Deity is

Lord Krishna, the beloved of the gopis. The purpose is to attain service to

dear Lord Hari."

In text 53 Lord Sadashiva says: "By once chanting this mantra one attains

success. Of this there is no doubt. Still, for the purpose of chanting japa

one should chant this mantra ten times daily."

In texts 54-77 of the Sri Sanatkumara-samhita, Lord Sadashiva describes the

most nectarean meditation of the mantras, after which he continues with many

additional topics in regard to the pastimes of Radha and Krishna and the

importance of the land of Vrindavana:

"O best of brahmanas, now I will tell you the meditation of this mantra. I

meditate on two-armed Lord Krishna, who is dark like a monsoon cloud,

dressed in yellow garments, garlanded with forest flowers... crowned with a

peacock feather, and garlanded with lotus whorls, whose face is splendid

like ten million moons, whose eyes move restlessly... whose forehead is

marked with tilaka of sandal paste and musk... who is splendid with earrings

like two rising suns, whose perspiration-anointed cheeks are like two

glistening mirrors... who with raised eyebrows playfully glances at His

beloved's face, the tip of whose graceful raised nose is decorated with a

glistening pearl... whose bimba-fruit lips are splendid in the moonlight of

His teeth, whose hands are splendid with bracelets, armlets, and jewel

rings... who holds a flute in His left lotus hand, whose waist is splendid

with a graceful belt, whose feet are splendid with graceful anklets... whose

eyes are restless with the nectar of amorous pastimes, who jokes with His

beloved, making Her laugh again and again... and who stays with Her on a

jewel throne under a kalpa-vriksha tree in Vrindavana forest. In this way

one should meditate on Lord Krishna and His beloved."

"On the Lord's left side one should meditate on Sri Radha, who is dressed in

blue garments, who is splendid like molten gold... who with the edge of Her

garment covers Her graceful lotus smile, whose restless chakori-bird eyes

dance on Her beloved's face... who with Her forefinger and thumb places

betel nuts and crushed betel leaves in Her beloved's lotus mouth... whose

full, raised breasts are decorated with a glistening pearl-necklace, whose

waist is slender, whose broad hips are decorated with tinkling ornaments...

who is decorated with jewel earrings, finger rings, toe rings, bracelets,

armlets, and tinkling golden anklets... whose limbs are graceful with the

best of beauty, who is always in the prime of youth, and who is always

plunged in the nectar of bliss. O king of brahmanas, Her friends, whose age

and qualities are like Hers, devotedly serve Her with chamaras, fans, and

other articles."

"Please hear, O Narada, and I will tell you the meaning of these mantras.

The material world is manifested by the Lord's maya potency and other

external potencies. The spiritual world is manifested by the Lord's chit

potency and other internal and everlasting spiritual potencies. The

protector of these potencies is said to be the gopi Sri Radha, who is Lord

Krishna's beloved. The transcendental goddess Sri Radha is the direct

counterpart of Lord Sri Krishna. She is the central figure for all the

goddesses of fortune. She is the pleasure potency of Lord Krishna. The wise

say that She is the pleasure potency of Lord Krishna.

Durga and the other goddesses in the world of the three modes of material

natrue are a million-millionth part of one of Her expansions. She is

directly Goddess Maha-Lakshmi and Lord Krishna is Lord Narayana. O best of

sages, there is not the slightest difference between Them. O best of sages,

what more can I say? Nothing can exist without them. This universe made of

spirit and matter together is Their potency. She is Durga and Lord Hari is

Shiva. Lord Krishna is Indra and She is Shachi. She is Savitri and Lord Hari

is Brahma. She is Dhumorna and Lord Hari is Yama. O Narada, please know that

everything is Their potency. Even if I had many hundreds of years, I could

not describe all Their glories."

Vishnu Sahasra Nama, the thousand names of Lord Vishnu are also prescribed

as a remedial measures. But in this present age of Kaliyuga ( the era of

quarrel and hypocrisy ), however, a more abbreviated form of the thousand

names of Shri Vishnu is recommended in the Brihat Naradiya Purana, the text

which reads as ;

“Harer Nama, Harer Nama, Harer Nama eva kevalam,

Kalau nastyeva, nastyeva, nastyeva, gatir anyata.”

“Chant the name of Hari ( Krishna), chant the name of Hari (Krishna), chant

the name of Hari (Krishna), it is the only way, the only way, the only way

for Self -realization in the age of Kali.”

In the very beginning of Parashara’s hora shastra, the sage explains that

the different planetary deities are but direct expansions of Lord Vishnu.

The same is described in the Bhagavad Gita in Ch.10 – Text 21, Lord Shri

Krishana states, “Of the Adityas I am Visnu, of lights I am the radiant Sun,

I am Marici of the Maruts, and among the stars I am the MOON.”

Further Text 22 – ch.10 states, “Of the Vedas I am the Sama-veda; of the

demigods I am Indra; of the senses I am the mind, and in living beings I am

the living force.” Text 23 says, “Of all the Rudras I am Lord Siva; of the

Yaksas and Raksasas I am the lord of wealth (Kuvera);, of the Vasus I am

fire (Agni), and of the mountains I am Meru.” Text 24 reads, “Of priests, O

Arjuna, know me to be the chief, Brhaspati, the lord of devotion. Of

generals I am Skanda, the lord of war; and of bodies of water I am the

Ocean.” Text 25 further reads, “Of the great sages I am Bhrgu; of vibrations

I am the transcendental OM. Of sacrifices I am the chanting of the holy

names (japa) and of immovable things I am the Himalayas.” Text 32 ch. 10

also states , “Of all creations I am the beginning and the end and also the

middle, O Arjuna. Of all sciences I am the spiritual science of the Self,

and among logicians I am the conclusive truth.”.

The highest spiritual mantra for all purposes:

Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare

Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare.

OM TAT SAT. ALL GLORY TO SHRI GURU AND GURANAGA.

Dear Readers, your comments are very welcome.

With my best regards and wishes...................Amar Puri.

January 27, 2005

Amar Puri

Thanks a lot for all those beutiful mantras.

God bless you.

Jorge

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"fas fas" <foreignersassistance

Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:46 PM

Prayers / Mantras as per authorized Vedic literature

>

> OM NAMO BHAGVATE VASUDEVAYA !

>

> Respected List Members,

>

> Hare Krishna.

>

> I humbly submit these Prayers / Mantras for those who are in need of these

> to make their lives sublime.

>

> May Lord Shri Krishna shower His blessings upon all.

>

> In the Vedic texts, we can find innumerable prayers and verses that

> glorify

> the Supreme Lord and His assistants, the demigods that help manage this

> universe. Much of the wisdom and spiritual knowledge that compose the

> Vedic

> literature is given in the form of prayers. You can practically pick up

> any

> Vedic book and find prayers that can be used for multiple purposes.

>

> There are variety of prayers, including prayers of surrender to God, for

> giving thanks, asking for protection, for seeking higher levels of

> enlightenment, or our need for deeper love of God and His spiritual parts

> and parcels that inhabit this planet. These prayers can also offer

> profound

> insights or windows into the spiritual dimension, and are thus great

> vehicles for our meditation on God and understanding His supremely loving

> characteristics and the spiritual world. In this way, such prayers can be

> used for a variety of reasons.

>

> Some of what is not included are the Brahma-samhita, Purusha Suktam, Isha

> Upanishad, Nrisimha Kavacha, the Sri Vishnu Sahasranam because these are

> not the general types of prayers a person is likely to find in

> conventional

> prayer books, but are deep with significance and spiritual sentiments for

> Lord Krishna and His associates.

>

> Included are Gayatris to the Supreme, His incarnations, the demigods and

> the planets for assistance that I have collected .

>

> Gayatris and Other Mantras for Assistance

>

> These are various gayatri mantras to the Lord and His different

> expansions,

> and to various demigods, and the planets for particular purposes. Chanting

> the following powerful mantras to the Lord and His incarnations will be

> beneficial, preferably after doing your regular worship, and especially

> while in the proper state of mind, and in the calm of the early morning.

> You

> may use all of them or choose whichever may be the most applicable for

> your

> goals.

>

> To Lord Sri Krishna, for success:

> Aum Devkinandanaye Vidmahe

> Vasudavaye Dhi-mahi

> Tan No Krishnah Prachodayat.

>

> To Radha, for increasing our devotion and divine love:

> Aum Vrashbhanujaye Vidmahe

> Krishnapriyaye Dhi-Mahi

> Tan No Radha Prachodayat.

>

> To Lord Narasimha, to increase our ability to help others:

> Aum Ugranarsinghaye Vidmahe

> Vajranakhaye Dhi-Mahi

> Tan No Narsingh Prachodayat.

>

> To Vishnu, for welfare

> Aum Narayanaye Vidmahe

> Vasudavaye Dhi-Mahi

> Tan No Vishnu Prachadayat

>

> To Goddess Lakshmi, for increasing wealth, luxuries, promotion, status.

> Aum Mahalakshmaye Vidmahe

> Vishnupriyaye Dhi-Mahi

> Tan No Lakshmih Prachodayat

>

> To Lord Rama, for security and status

> Aum Dashrathaye Vidmahe

> Sita Ballabhaye Dhi-Mahi

> Tan No Ramah Prachodayat

>

> To Srimate Sita, for increasing power to work on oneself, penance, and

> tolerance.

> Aum Janaknandniye Vidmahe

> Bhumijayei Dhi-Mahi

> Tan No sita Prachodayat

>

> To Narayana, to increase administrative power

> Aum Narayanaye Vidmahe

> Vasudavaye Dhi-Mahi

> Tan No Narayan Prachodayat

>

> To Hansa, for increasing power of discrimination

> Aum Paramhansaye Vidmahe

> Mahahansaye Dhi-Mahi

> Tan No Hansah Prachodayat

>

> To Hayagriva, to increase courage and remove fear

> Aum Vanishwaraye Vidmahe

> Hayagrivaye Dhi-Mahi

> Tan No Hayagriv Prachodayat

>

> To Ganesh, for removing obstacles:

> Aum Eikdantaya Vidmahe

> Vakratunaye Dhimahi

> Tan No Buddhih Pracodayat.

>

> To Lord Shiva, for easing problems, and giving peace & prosperity:

> Aum Pancvaktraye Vidmahe

> Mahadevaye Dhi-Mahi

> Tan No Rudra Pracodayat.

>

> To Goddess Durga, for victory over obstacles, pains & enemies:

> Aum Girjaye Vidmahe

> Shiv Priyaye Dhi Mahi

> Tan No Durga Pracodayat.

>

> To Brahma, for increasing productivity

> Aum Parmeshwaraye Vidmahe

> Paratattvaye Dhi-Mahi

> Tan No Brahma Prachodayat

>

> To Goddess Saraswati, for memory, wisdom, knowledge, and creativity:

> Aum Saraswateye Vidmahe

> Brahmaputriye Dhi-Mahi

> Tan No Saraswati Pracodayat.

>

> To Indra, for security in aggression or war

> Aum Sahatra-Netraye Vidmahe

> Vajraastraye Dhi-Mahi

> Tan No Indrah Prachodayat

>

> To Hanuman, for love of selfless service

> Aum Anjaneyaye Vidmahe

> Mahabalaye Dhi-Mahi

> Tan No Hanuman Prachodayat

>

> To Surya the sun deity, for freedom from disease

> Aum Bhaskaraye Vidmahe

> Divakraraye Dhi-Mahi

> Tan No Suryah Prachodayat

>

> To Chandra the moon deity, for subduing anxiety and worries

> Aum Kshirputraye Vidmahe

> Amrittattvaye Dhi-Mahi

> Tan No Chandrah Prachodayat

>

> To Yama the lord of death, for freedom from the fear of death

> Aum Surya-Putraye Vidmahe

> Mahakalaye Dhi-Mahi

> Tan No Yamah Prachodayat

>

> To Varuna, for increase of love between man & woman

> Aum Jalbimbaye Vidmahe

> Nil-Purushaye Dhi-Mahi

> Tan No Varunah Prachodayat

>

> To Agni the fire deity, to provide vitality and ojas to the body & mind

> Aum Mahajwalaye Vidmahe

> Agnidevaye Dhi-Mahi

> Tan No Agnih Prachodayat

>

> To Prithvi, for stability, patience, cooperation

> Aum Prithvidevye Vidmahe

> Shastramoortaye Dhi-Mahi

> Tan No Prithvi Prachodayat

>

> To Kam, for increase in stamina, vitality, & sexual power

> Aum Kamdevaye Vidmahe

> Pushpvanaye Dhi_Mahi

> Tan No Kamah Prachodayat

>

> Additional Mantras

>

> om bhur bhuvah svah

> tat savitur varenyam

> bhargo devasya dhimahi

> dhiyo yo nah pracodayat

> (Rig-veda 3.62.10)

>

> This is a very important and well known Gayatri mantra, chanted silently

> in

> the mind, three times a day. It translates as: "Let us meditate on that

> worshipable effulgence of the divine sun, Savitri, who enthuses our

> meditation."

>

> Invocation to Ganesh:

> Gajananam Bhutganadisevitam

> Kapittha Jamboo Phalcharu Bhakshanam

> Umasutam Shokvinashkarakam

> Namami Vighneshwar Padpankajam

> Translation: "Oh Elephant-faced, worshiped by the existing beings, of

> all living beings, tasting the elephant apple (kaith) and jambolana

> (jamun),

> the Son of Uma, destroyer of grief, I bow to the lotus feet of Ganesh who

> is

> lord of all."

>

> To Ganesh for removing obstacles, a good way to start any project or

> ritual:

> Ganapati Bappa Morya

> Pudhachya Varshi Lovkar Yaa

>

> Use this to Ganesh prayer before beginning any new project so impediments

> may be removed and your endeavor may be crowned with success: Om gam

> ganapataye namaha.

> Also: Om gam-gau-ganapataye

> Bighna-binashi ne-svaha

>

> For one who wants wealth and prosperity, meditate on the golden color of

> Ganesh and say this prayer: Om Lakshmi Ganapataye namaha.

>

> Another to Ganesh, Japa is 5,000 times a day for 25 days:

> Om Gang Ganapataye Namaha, Om.

>

> Another to Ganesh,

> Om gam ganeshaya namaha

> Om klim gam gam gam Mahaganapataye namaha

>

> To Goddess Lakshmi. This mantra is said to get siddha after chanting it

> 108

> times a day for 11 days. This mantra is never failing for one who seeks

> success in business and financial prosperity, or who faces barriers in

> business growth, or other obstacles to prosperity. This mantra is very

> dear

> to Goddess Lakshmi, who told Vasistha that, "I am very pleased by this

> mantra and if any person recites this mantra even once, I will establish

> myself in his home."

>

> Om Shreem Hreem Kleem Shreem

> Laxmi Racha Gachha

> Mama Mandire Tishtha-Tishtha Swaha

>

> Another mantra to Lakshmi. Shring is the seed. Japa is 100,000 times after

> which one gets the blessings of peace and prosperity.

> Aum Shring Hring Kleeng Maha Lakshmaye Namaha, Aum.

>

> The Shri Rigveda MahaLakshmi Devi Mantra is:

> Om Shrim Hrim Shrim

> Kamale Kamalalaye

> Praseedha Praseedha

> Shrim Hrim Shrim Om

> Shri Mahalakshmi Devyai namaha

>

> The Shri Soubagya Mahalakshmi Mantra is:

> Om Shrim Hrim Klim Aim

> Kamala Vasinyai Swaha

>

> Another to Lakshmi is:

> Sarva mangala mangalye

> sive sarvardha sadhike

> saranye trayambake devi

> narayani namostute

>

> To Lord Kuvera, the treasurer of the demigods. The ancient books refer to

> this as the supreme mantra. Lord Shankara revealed its secret to the

> powerful Ravana. Through its use he could create his golden capital and

> could attain supreme financial accomplishments. This mantra has been found

> to be powerful enough to yield beneficial results very quickly. It becomes

> siddha after chanting it 108 times each day for 11 days. It is good for

> financial progress, removal of obstacles, material happiness, home

> ownership, reputation, victory, longevity, etc.

>

> Om Yakshaya Kuberaya Vaishravanaya Dhana-Dhanyadi

> Pataye Dhana Dhanyadi Samruddhim Me Dehi Dapaya Swaha.

>

> To Goddess Sarasvati, it is said that after japa of 500,000 times, one

> becomes enlightened and all knowledge is revealed. Aing is seed of the

> Sarasvati mantra:

> Aum Aing Saraswatye Namaha, Aum.

>

> Another to Sarasvati:

> Om Aim Shreem Hreem Saraswathi Devyai Namaha.

>

> Shiva Panchakshari Mantra

> Om namah Shivaya

>

> Shiva Shakti Panchakshari Mantra

> Om hrim namah shivaya

>

> Mantra to Lord Shiva for removing ailments and fear:

> Om Triyambakam Yajamahe

> Sugandhim Pushti Vardhanam

> Urvarukamiva Bandhanat

> Mrityor Mukshiya Mamritat.

>

> Translation: "We worship the Three-eyed One (Lord Shiva) who is fragrant

> and

> who nourishes well all beings, even as the cucumber is severed from

> bondage

> to the creeper."

>

> A popular mantra to Durga, japa is 500,000 times:

> Om Aing Hring Kleeng Chamundaye Vichchey, Om.

> Also: Om dung Durgaye Namaha, Om.

>

> The Shri Durga Mantra is:

> Om Hrim Dhum Durga Devyai namaha

>

> A mantra for Kali, Kring is the seed of the Kali mantra. Japa is 500,000

> for

> mantra siddha:

> Om Kring Kalikaye Namaha, Om.

>

> The Shri Annapurna Mantra is:

> Om Annapurnayai namaha

> Om Sadapurnayai namaha

>

> The Shri Chakra Mantra is:

> Om Shri Chakravasinyai namaha

> Om Shri Lalithambikayai namaha

>

> Mantras for the Planets ;

>

> "In the 84th chapter of The Brihat Parashara Hora Shastra, Shri Maharishi

> Parashara prescribes worship of the planetary deities, prayer and charity

> to

> Brahmin (a qualified priest) as Remedial Measures and explains further

> that

> the creator (Lord Brahma) instructed the presiding planetary deities to

> "do

> good unto those that worship you".

>

> The followings are different planetary stotras as recommended in the

> Shastra (scripture) ;

>

> To the Sun ,

> Japa kusuma-sankarsham kashyapeyam maha-dyutim

> tamo-rim sarva-papa-ghnam pranato 'smi divakaram

>

> "Let us chant the glories of the Sun god, whose beauty rivals that of a

> flower. I bow to him, the greatly effulgence son of Kashyapa, who is the

> enemy of darkness and destroyer of all sins."

>

> To the Moon ,

> dadhi-shankha-tusharabham kshirodarnava-sambhavam

> namami shashinam somam sambhor mukuta-bhushanam

>

> "I offer my obeisances to the Moon god, whose complexion resembles curds,

> the whiteness of conch shells, and snow. He is the ruling deity of the

> soma-rasa born from the Ocean of Milk, and he serves as the ornament on

> top

> of the head of Lord Shambhu."

>

> To Venus :

> hima-kunda-mrnalabham

> daityanam paramam gurum

> sarva-shastra-pravaktaram

> bhargavam pranamamy aham

>

> "I offer my obeisances to the descendant of Bhrigu Muni (Venus), whose

> complexion is white like a pond covered with ice. He is the supreme

> spiritual master of the demoniac enemies of the demigods, and has spoken

> to

> them all the revered scriptures."

>

> To Mars,

> dharani-garbha-sambhutim vidyut-kanti-samaprabha

> kumaram shakti-hastam cha mangalam pranamamy aham

>

> "I offer my obeisances to Sri Mangala, god of the planet Mars, who was

> born

> from the womb of the earth goddess. His brilliant effulgence is like that

> of

> lightening, and he appears as a youth carrying a spear in his hand."

>

> To Mercury,

> priyangava-gulikashyam rupena pratimambadam

> saumyam saumya-gunopetam tam budham pranamamy aham

>

> "I bow down to Buddha, god of the planet Mercury, whose face is like a

> fragrant globe of the priyangu herb and whose beauty matches that of a

> lotus

> flower. He is most gentle, possessing all attractive qualities."

>

> To Jupiter,

> devanam cha rishinam cha gurum kanchana-sannibham

> buddhi-bhutam tri-lokesham tam namami brihaspatim

>

> "I bow down to Brihaspati, god of the planet Jupiter. He is the spiritual

> master of all the demigods and sages. His complexion is golden, and he is

> full of intelligence. He is the controlling lord of all three worlds."

>

> To Saturn,

> nilanjana-samabhasam ravi-putram yamagrajam

> chaya-martanda-sambhutam tam namami shanaishcharan

>

> "I bow down to slow moving Saturn, whose complexion is dark blue like

> nilanjana ointment. The elder brother of Lord Yamaraja, he is born from

> the

> Sun-god and his wife Chaya."

>

> To Rahu,

> ardha-kayam mahim-viryam chandraditya-vimardanam

> simhika-garbha-sambhutam tam rahum pranamamy aham

>

> "I offer my obeisances to Rahu, born from the womb of Simhika, who was

> only

> half a body yet possesses great power, being able to subdue the Sun and

> Moon."

>

> To Ketu,

> palasa-puspa-sankasam taraka-graha-mastakam

> raudram raudratmakam ghoram tam ketum pranamamy aham

>

> "I offer my obeisances to the violent and fearsome Ketu, who is endowed

> with

> the potency of Lord Shiva. Resembling in his complexion the flower of a

> palasa plant, he serves as the head of the stars and planets."

>

> Two Peerless Mantras From the Sri Sanatkumara-samhita ;

>

> In the Sri Sanatkumara-samhita, from the ancient Skanda Purana, we find a

> conversation between the great sage Sri Narada and Lord Sadashiva, the

> master of the demigods. Starting at text number 26 to text 30, Narada Muni

> asks Lord Sadashiva, "O master please tell what method the people of

> Kali-yuga may adopt to easily attain the transcendental abode of Lord Hari

> [Krishna]. O Lord, what mantra will carry the people from this world of

> birth and death? So everyone may benefit, please tell it to me. O Lord, of

> all mantras what mantra needs no purashcharana, no nyasa, no yoga, no

> samskara, and no other thing? A single utterance of the Lord's holy name

> gives the highest result. O master of the demigods, if I am competent to

> hear it, please kindly tell me the Lord's holy name."

> In texts 31-35 , Lord Sadashiva gives his answer: Lord Sadashiva said: "O

> fortunate one, your question is excellent. O you who wish for the welfare

> of

> all, I will tell you the secret chintamani [wish-fulfilling] jewel of all

> mantras. I will tell you the secret of secrets, the most confidential of

> all

> confidential things. I will tell you what I have not told either the

> goddess

> or your elder brothers. I will tell you two peerless Krishna mantras that

> are the crest-jewels of all mantras.

>

> One mantra is:

> "'Gopijana-vallabha-charanau sharanam prapadye.' (I take shelter of the

> feet

> of He who is the gopi's beloved) This mantra has three compound words,

> five

> individual words and sixteen syllables.

>

> "The second mantra is: 'Namo gopijana-vallabhabhyam.' (Obeisances to the

> divine couple, who are dear to the gopis) This mantra has two words and

> ten

> syllables.

>

> In texts 36-41, Lord Sadashiva continues: "One who either with faith or

> without faith once chants this five-word mantra resides among Lord

> Krishna's

> gopi-beloveds. Of this there is no doubt. In chanting these mantras there

> is

> no need of purshcharana, nyasa, ari-shuddhi, mitra-shuddhi, or other kinds

> of purification. In chanting these mantras there is no restriction of time

> or place. All, from the lowest outcaste to the greatest sage, are eligible

> to chant this mantra. Women, shudras, and all others are eligible. The

> paralyzed, mute, blind, and lame are eligible. The Andhras, Hunas,

> Kiratas,

> Pulindas, Pukkashas, Abhiras, Yavanas, Kankas, Khashas, and all others

> born

> from sinful wombs are also eligible. They who are overcome with pride and

> ego, who are intent on committing sins, who are killers of cows and

> brahmanas, and who are the greatest of sinners, are also eligible. They

> who

> have neither knowledge nor renunciation, they who have never studied the

> shruti-shastra and other scriptures, and all others, whoever they may be,

> are also eligible to chant these mantras."

>

> Then in texts 42-48 Lord Sadashiva explains who is not eligible and who

> should not be told these sacred mantras or the purpose of them:

>

> "Anyone who has devotion to Lord Krishna, the master of all masters, is

> eligible to chant these mantras, but they who have no devotion, even they

> may be the greatest of sages, are not eligible. They who have performed

> many

> yajnas, given charity, visited all holy places, been devoted to speaking

> the

> truth, accepted the renounced order, traveled to the farther shore of the

> Vedas and Vedangas, devotedly served the brahmanas, taken birth in good

> families, and performed austerities and vows, but are not devoted to Lord

> Krishna, are not eligible to chant these mantras. Therefore these mantras

> should not be spoken to one who is not devoted to Lord Hari, nor to one

> who

> is ungrateful, proud, or faithless, nor to an atheist or a blasphemer. One

> should not speak these mantras to one who does not wish to hear them, nor

> to

> one who has not stayed for one year in the speaker's ashrama. One should

> carefully give these mantras to one who is free from hypocrisy, greed,

> lust,

> anger, and other vices, and who is sincerely devoted to Lord Krishna. The

> sage of this mantra is Lord Sadashiva. The meter is Gayatri. The Deity is

> Lord Krishna, the beloved of the gopis. The purpose is to attain service

> to

> dear Lord Hari."

>

> In text 53 Lord Sadashiva says: "By once chanting this mantra one attains

> success. Of this there is no doubt. Still, for the purpose of chanting

> japa

> one should chant this mantra ten times daily."

> In texts 54-77 of the Sri Sanatkumara-samhita, Lord Sadashiva describes

> the

> most nectarean meditation of the mantras, after which he continues with

> many

> additional topics in regard to the pastimes of Radha and Krishna and the

> importance of the land of Vrindavana:

>

> "O best of brahmanas, now I will tell you the meditation of this mantra. I

> meditate on two-armed Lord Krishna, who is dark like a monsoon cloud,

> dressed in yellow garments, garlanded with forest flowers... crowned with

> a

> peacock feather, and garlanded with lotus whorls, whose face is splendid

> like ten million moons, whose eyes move restlessly... whose forehead is

> marked with tilaka of sandal paste and musk... who is splendid with

> earrings

> like two rising suns, whose perspiration-anointed cheeks are like two

> glistening mirrors... who with raised eyebrows playfully glances at His

> beloved's face, the tip of whose graceful raised nose is decorated with a

> glistening pearl... whose bimba-fruit lips are splendid in the moonlight

> of

> His teeth, whose hands are splendid with bracelets, armlets, and jewel

> rings... who holds a flute in His left lotus hand, whose waist is splendid

> with a graceful belt, whose feet are splendid with graceful anklets...

> whose

> eyes are restless with the nectar of amorous pastimes, who jokes with His

> beloved, making Her laugh again and again... and who stays with Her on a

> jewel throne under a kalpa-vriksha tree in Vrindavana forest. In this way

> one should meditate on Lord Krishna and His beloved."

>

> "On the Lord's left side one should meditate on Sri Radha, who is dressed

> in

> blue garments, who is splendid like molten gold... who with the edge of

> Her

> garment covers Her graceful lotus smile, whose restless chakori-bird eyes

> dance on Her beloved's face... who with Her forefinger and thumb places

> betel nuts and crushed betel leaves in Her beloved's lotus mouth... whose

> full, raised breasts are decorated with a glistening pearl-necklace, whose

> waist is slender, whose broad hips are decorated with tinkling

> ornaments...

> who is decorated with jewel earrings, finger rings, toe rings, bracelets,

> armlets, and tinkling golden anklets... whose limbs are graceful with the

> best of beauty, who is always in the prime of youth, and who is always

> plunged in the nectar of bliss. O king of brahmanas, Her friends, whose

> age

> and qualities are like Hers, devotedly serve Her with chamaras, fans, and

> other articles."

>

> "Please hear, O Narada, and I will tell you the meaning of these mantras.

> The material world is manifested by the Lord's maya potency and other

> external potencies. The spiritual world is manifested by the Lord's chit

> potency and other internal and everlasting spiritual potencies. The

> protector of these potencies is said to be the gopi Sri Radha, who is Lord

> Krishna's beloved. The transcendental goddess Sri Radha is the direct

> counterpart of Lord Sri Krishna. She is the central figure for all the

> goddesses of fortune. She is the pleasure potency of Lord Krishna. The

> wise

> say that She is the pleasure potency of Lord Krishna.

>

> Durga and the other goddesses in the world of the three modes of material

> natrue are a million-millionth part of one of Her expansions. She is

> directly Goddess Maha-Lakshmi and Lord Krishna is Lord Narayana. O best of

> sages, there is not the slightest difference between Them. O best of

> sages,

> what more can I say? Nothing can exist without them. This universe made of

> spirit and matter together is Their potency. She is Durga and Lord Hari is

> Shiva. Lord Krishna is Indra and She is Shachi. She is Savitri and Lord

> Hari

> is Brahma. She is Dhumorna and Lord Hari is Yama. O Narada, please know

> that

> everything is Their potency. Even if I had many hundreds of years, I could

> not describe all Their glories."

>

> Vishnu Sahasra Nama, the thousand names of Lord Vishnu are also prescribed

> as a remedial measures. But in this present age of Kaliyuga ( the era of

> quarrel and hypocrisy ), however, a more abbreviated form of the thousand

> names of Shri Vishnu is recommended in the Brihat Naradiya Purana, the

> text

> which reads as ;

>

> "Harer Nama, Harer Nama, Harer Nama eva kevalam,

> Kalau nastyeva, nastyeva, nastyeva, gatir anyata."

>

> "Chant the name of Hari ( Krishna), chant the name of Hari (Krishna),

> chant

> the name of Hari (Krishna), it is the only way, the only way, the only way

> for Self -realization in the age of Kali."

>

> In the very beginning of Parashara's hora shastra, the sage explains that

> the different planetary deities are but direct expansions of Lord Vishnu.

> The same is described in the Bhagavad Gita in Ch.10 - Text 21, Lord Shri

> Krishana states, "Of the Adityas I am Visnu, of lights I am the radiant

> Sun,

> I am Marici of the Maruts, and among the stars I am the MOON."

>

> Further Text 22 - ch.10 states, "Of the Vedas I am the Sama-veda; of the

> demigods I am Indra; of the senses I am the mind, and in living beings I

> am

> the living force." Text 23 says, "Of all the Rudras I am Lord Siva; of the

> Yaksas and Raksasas I am the lord of wealth (Kuvera);, of the Vasus I am

> fire (Agni), and of the mountains I am Meru." Text 24 reads, "Of priests,

> O

> Arjuna, know me to be the chief, Brhaspati, the lord of devotion. Of

> generals I am Skanda, the lord of war; and of bodies of water I am the

> Ocean." Text 25 further reads, "Of the great sages I am Bhrgu; of

> vibrations

> I am the transcendental OM. Of sacrifices I am the chanting of the holy

> names (japa) and of immovable things I am the Himalayas." Text 32 ch. 10

> also states , "Of all creations I am the beginning and the end and also

> the

> middle, O Arjuna. Of all sciences I am the spiritual science of the Self,

> and among logicians I am the conclusive truth.".

>

> The highest spiritual mantra for all purposes:

>

> Hare Krishna, Hare Krishna, Krishna Krishna, Hare Hare

> Hare Rama, Hare Rama, Rama Rama, Hare Hare.

>

> OM TAT SAT. ALL GLORY TO SHRI GURU AND GURANAGA.

>

> Dear Readers, your comments are very welcome.

>

> With my best regards and wishes...................Amar Puri.

>

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>

January 28, 2005

Thankyou. This is great. Had a few questions:

1) Is it ok to recite the planet mantras during planet maha dasas? For instance

if someone is going through Rahu-Rahu dasa, is it ok to recite the Rahu mantra,

it should only help and not hurt, right?

2) For the mantras where the Japa count is not mentioned, what is the preferred

number of times for reciting a mantra?

3) Lastly which one of the mantras can help in having children/childbirth etc?

Also, any other dos and don'ts will be helpful.

Thanks

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